Understanding Third World Politics

Author : Brian Clive Smith
Publisher : Indiana University Press
Page : 344 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 0253342171

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Praise for the first edition: "... this masterful and concise volume overviews the range of approaches social scientists have applied to explain events in the Third World." --Journal of Developing Areas Understanding Third World Politics is a comprehensive, critical introduction to political development and comparative politics in the non-Western world today. Beginning with an assessment of the shared factors that seem to determine underdevelopment, B. C. Smith introduces the major theories of development--development theory, modernization theory, neo-colonialism, and dependency theory--and examines the role and character of key political organizations, political parties, and the military in determining the fate of developing nations. This new edition gives special attention to the problems and challenges faced by developing nations as they become democratic states by addressing questions of political legitimacy, consensus building, religion, ethnicity, and class.

Author : B. C. Smith
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2009-05-18
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : UCBK:C098677439

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Understanding Third World Politics, Third Edition by B. C. Smith Pdf

An extensively revised edition of an acclaimed textbook on developing societies

Author : Brian C. Smith
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 398 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 1996
Category : Developing countries
ISBN : 0333644042

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Now revised and updated throughout with additional coverage of the impact of democratization and globalization, this book provides a critical introduction to theories of political development and the comparative politics of the Third World.

Author : Brian Smith
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 312 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2013-01-15
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781137003249

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Understanding Third World Politics by Brian Smith Pdf

Understanding Third World Politics gives a comprehensive and critical introduction to the main theories that have been used to understand political change in developing countries. It examines the variety of political institutions and processes in the Third World and critical evaluates the major explanatory frameworks used by political scientists to understand them. The discussion is supported throughout by a wide range of topical case studies from around the world – including features on class in Brazil and democracy in India. The book concludes by considering the political instability that so frequently plagues poor countries and by identifying the conditions required to establish democratic stability. The fourth edition has been revised and updated throughout to take account of key political developments, including foreign interventions in the Middle East, state repression in North Africa, and the secession of South Sudan. Engagingly written, this text offers a clear and theoretically rigorous introduction to the politics of the Third World.

Author : Christopher S. Clapham
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 1985
Category : Developing countries
ISBN : 0299103307

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Third World Politics by Christopher S. Clapham Pdf

Both ambitious and original, Clapham's book covers governance, economic management, external relations, military leadership, and revolutionary orientations for all the nations involved. He shows how fragile Western institutions of political and economic management and accountability are in the Third World, and--on the other hand--how dependent on the advanced industrial nations Third World leaders remain. For all who seek a better understanding of the emerging nations of the Third World, Clapham's book will provide illuminating introductory and background information. The Wisconsin edition is not for sale in the British Commonwealth (excluding Canada) or Japan.

Author : James Manor
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 271 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2014-05-12
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781317897583

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Rethinking Third-World Politics by James Manor Pdf

Providing a thorough reassessment of our understanding of politics in Third World societies, this book contains some of the liveliest and most original analyses to have been published in recent years. The severity of the political and economic crisis throughout Africa, Asia and Latin America in the 1980s has highlighted the inadequacy of existing political science theories and the urgent need to provide new paradigms for the 1990s.

Author : Paul Anthony Cammack
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 376 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 1993
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : STANFORD:36105004032129

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Third World Politics by Paul Anthony Cammack Pdf

"A splendid introductory text for undergraduates... It has much sound, good sense and balanced judgment to suit the different requirements of a wide range of readers."-- "Third World Quarterly," reviewing the first edition.

Author : Christopher S. Clapham
Publisher : Univ of Wisconsin Press
Page : 212 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 1985
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 029910334X

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Third World Politics by Christopher S. Clapham Pdf

Both ambitious and original, Clapham's book covers governance, economic management, external relations, military leadership, and revolutionary orientations for all the nations involved. He shows how fragile Western institutions of political and economic management and accountability are in the Third World, and--on the other hand--how dependent on the advanced industrial nations Third World leaders remain. For all who seek a better understanding of the emerging nations of the Third World, Clapham's book will provide illuminating introductory and background information. The Wisconsin edition is not for sale in the British Commonwealth (excluding Canada) or Japan.

Author : Stephen Brooks,Douglas L. Koopman,J. Matthew Wilson
Publisher : University of Toronto Press
Page : 449 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2013-01-01
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781442605992

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Understanding American Politics by Stephen Brooks,Douglas L. Koopman,J. Matthew Wilson Pdf

The second edition provides a very strong introduction to political institutions and includes a new chapter on public opinion. The entire book has been revised throughout, taking into account the dramatic changes that have emerged since the 2010 congressional elections, as well as incorporating the results of the 2012 presidential election. it also pays close attention to what is seen as the irreversible decline in America's global influence."--Pub. desc.

Author : Robert P. Clark
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 200 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 1986
Category : Political Science
ISBN : IND:39000000918792

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Power and Policy in the Third World by Robert P. Clark Pdf

Author : Atul Kohli
Publisher : Princeton University Press
Page : 298 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2014-07-14
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781400858217

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The State and Development in the Third World by Atul Kohli Pdf

The articles in this volume appeared first in the leading jounial World Politics. The essayists' common concern with the autonomy of the political " in the politics of developing countries contributes to the analytical unity of the volume. Originally published in 1986. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.

Author : Quinn Slobodian
Publisher : Duke University Press
Page : 318 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2012-03-21
Category : Education
ISBN : 9780822351849

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Foreign Front by Quinn Slobodian Pdf

Foreign Front describes the activism that took place in West Germany in the 1960s when more than 10,000 students from Asia, Latin America, and Africa were enrolled in universities there. They served as a spark for local West German students to mobilize and protest the injustices that were occurring wordwide.

Author : Jeffrey Haynes,Peter Hough,Shahin Malik,Lloyd Pettiford
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 833 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2013-09-13
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781317862970

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World Politics by Jeffrey Haynes,Peter Hough,Shahin Malik,Lloyd Pettiford Pdf

From the war on terror to the global financial crisis, traditional concepts of world politics are being challenged on a daily basis. In these uncertain times, the study of international relations and the forces that shape them have never been more important. Written specifically for students who are approaching this subject for the first time, World Politics is the most accessible, coherent and up-to-date account of the field available. It covers the historical backdrop to today’s political situations, the complex interactions of states and non-state actors, the role of political economy, human security in all its forms, and the ways in which culture, religion and identity influence events. World Politics takes a new approach that challenges traditional interpretations, and will equip students with the knowledge and the confidence needed to tackle the big issues.

Author : Ikuo Kabashima,Lynn T. White III
Publisher : Princeton University Press
Page : 394 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2014-07-14
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781400854462

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Political System and Change by Ikuo Kabashima,Lynn T. White III Pdf

Political System and Change includes articles on the analytic categories political scientists have developed for understanding the Third World. Many essays in this anthology are concise summaries of later books that are now famous landmarks in the study of comparative politics. Originally published in 1986. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.

Author : John Rapley
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 218 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2013-02-01
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781135056131

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Understanding Development by John Rapley Pdf

First published in 1997. An introduction to the theory and practices of development in the third world, tracing the evolution of development theory over 40 years, and examining why so many of the benefits of development are still not shared by millions.